Bruges, Belgium
1240
Tournai, Belgium
1188
Mons, Belgium
1662-1669
Leuven, Belgium
1234
Mechelen, Belgium
1560
Kortrijk, Belgium
1520
Kortrijk, Belgium
1238
Leuven, Belgium
1738
Namur, Belgium
1388
Brussels, Belgium
1893
Charleroi, Belgium
1936
Brussels, Belgium
1895
Sint-Truiden, Belgium
13th century
Tielt, Belgium
1773
Lier, Belgium
1258
Brussels, Belgium
1898
Couvin, Belgium
1940
Thuin, Belgium
17th century
Onhaye, Belgium
14th century
La Louvière, Belgium
1888-1917
The Church of St Eustace was built between 1532-1632. St Eustace"s is considered a masterpiece of late Gothic architecture. The church’s reputation was strong enough of the time for it to be chosen as the location for a young Louis XIV to receive communion. Mozart also chose the sanctuary as the location for his mother’s funeral. Among those baptised here as children were Richelieu, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, future Madame de Pompadour and Molière, who was also married here in the 17th century. The last rites for Anne of Austria, Turenne and Mirabeau were pronounced within its walls. Marie de Gournay is buried there.
The origins of Saint Eustache date back to 13th century. The church became a parish church in 1223, thanks to a man named Jean Alais who achieved this by taxing the baskets of fish sold nearby, as granted by King Philip Augustus. To thank such divine generosity, Alais constructed a chapel dedicated to Sainte-Agnès, a Roman martyr.